Spanish is a high priority international language. BARD has a Spanish language collection, and its interface is available in Spanish on the web version and also both iOS and Android BARD apps.

Spanish Language Books

NLS has a Spanish version of the NLS website and a robust and growing Spanish language collection.

There are three main sources for Spanish audiobooks:

1. NLS narrates print or ebooks,
2. NLS converts Spanish commercial audiobooks to accessible audiobooks, and
3. NLS imports accessible audiobooks in Spanish from other countries via the Marrakesh Treaty. The vast majority of these come from Spain.

NLS collects both translations into Spanish and original-Spanish language books from as many Spanish-speaking countries as possible.

BARD

On BARD, there are currently 6,499 audiobooks and 62 braille books in Spanish (including music titles). The Spanish collection has increased by 150% over the past 3 and a half years.

Finding Spanish Language Books in BARD

You can find these Spanish language titles by changing your preferred language or filtering search results by selecting your preferred language.

BARD Website

1. Go to Account Settings.
2. Choose the fourth item down “Select this link to change your language preferences.”
3. Check the checkbox next to Spanish.
4. Click on the “update” button.

BARD Express

1. Go to Search BARD.
2. Select the “Filter” button.
3. Select the checkbox next to Spanish Language.
4. Select the “Ok” button at bottom of the screen.

BARD app for iOS

1. Go to Settings Tab.
2. Go to User Account Settings.
3. The fifth item down is “Language Preferences.”
4. Choose Spanish.

BARD App for Android

1. In the app’s Settings, go to User Account Settings and then Language Preferences.
2. Select up to four languages.
3. When searching for books in the app, you will have up to four languages based on your settings. Default languages are English and Spanish if no changes are made.